Shloka 47

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna

Devanagari script

विवस्वान्‌ भगवान्‌ स्वस्ति करोतु तव सर्वश: । दिग्गजाश्वैव चत्वार: क्षितिश्व गगन ग्रहा:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vivasvān bhagavān svasti karotu tava sarvaśaḥ | diggajāś caiva catvāraḥ kṣitiś ca gagana-grahāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “May the blessed Vivasvān (the Sun) grant you well-being in every way. And may the four directional elephants, the Earth itself, and the heavenly powers that move through the sky likewise be auspicious to you.”

Word by Word

• विवस्वान्: Vivasvān (the Sun-god)
• विवस्वान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वस्ति: well-being; auspiciousness
• स्वस्ति: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• करोतु: may (he) make / do
• करोतु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तव: for you / of you
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वशः: in every way; wholly
• सर्वशः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

• दिग्गजाः: the elephants of the quarters (directional elephants)
• दिग्गजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिग्गज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षितिः: the earth
• क्षितिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गगनग्रहाः: the celestial seizers (planets/astral powers)
• गगनग्रहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगनग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vivasvān (Sūrya, Sun-god)
• Diggajas (four directional elephants)
• Kṣiti (Earth)
• Gagana-grahāḥ (heavenly/planetary powers)